[EL] FW: AALS Section on Election Law Update

[Rick Hasen]

See Michael Morley’s message below.
Michael mentions the “hot topic” panel on election subversion. I’ll be moderating that one, featuring Rep. Jamie Raskin, Guy Charles, Rebecca Green, and Bertrall Ross.

From: Michael Morley <mmorley at law.fsu.edu>
Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 7:17 AM
To: "sectec at lists.aals.org" <sectec at lists.aals.org>, "sectec.annc at lists.aals.org" <sectec.annc at lists.aals.org>
Subject: AALS Section on Election Law Update

Hello!

I hope your semester went well.  As the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting approaches, I wanted to give you some updates from the Section on Election Law.

1.  Distinguished Scholarship in Election Law Award - It is my honor to announce that the Section on Election Law's Awards Committee has selected Professors Joshua Sellers and Roger Michalski to receive this year's Distinguished Scholarship in Election Law Award for their phenomenal article, "Democracy on a Shoestring," 74 Vand. L. Rev. 1079 (2021).  Congratulations to Professors Sellers and Michalski for this remarkable achievement!  We will be recognizing them during our main Election Law panel at the annual meeting, which is being held virtually this year.  I am grateful for the dedicated service of our Award Committee members, Professors Atiba Ellis, Lisa Manheim, and Derek Muller, who graciously agreed to review the submissions and engage in the difficult task of selecting a winner.  They had a very strong field of papers from which to choose; our field is thriving!

2.  AALS Annual Meeting Events - As mentioned above, the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting will be held virtually.  The Election Law Section is sponsoring or co-sponsoring several exciting events to which I would like to invite you:

(i)  Main Election Law Panel - "Redistricting, Gerrymandering, and the Voting Rights Act," Wednesday, January 5, 2022, from 11:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M.  Presenters:
-  Professor Rebecca Green, William and Mary Law School
-  Professor Bertrall Ross, University of Virginia Law School
-  Professor Michael Dimino, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
-  Allison Riggs, Co-Executive Director and Chief Counsel for Voting Rights, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
NOTE:  The Election Law Section will have its business meeting for the transaction of section business and election of next year's officers immediately after the panel is concluded.

(ii)  Election Law Social Session - Wednesday, January 5, 2022, from 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. - this will be an informal opportunity to chat with each other and catch up!

(iii)  Co-Sponsored Session - "What Can Research Tell Us About How Law Schools, Lawyers, and Leaders Can Nourish Democracy?," Friday, January 7, 2022, from 11:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M.  This session is being sponsored by the Section on the Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession.

(iv)  Co-Sponsored Session - "Litigation Conduct and Pushing the Envelope: Impact or Abuse?," Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 3:10 - 4:25 P.M.  This session is being sponsored by the Section on Litigation.

(v)  Works-in-Progress Panel - "Perspectives on Election Law," Sunday, January 9, 2022, from 4:45 - 6:00 P.M.  This session features presentations of works-in-progress from many of our nation's leading election law scholars!  Feedback, questions, and comments encouraged!  Presenters:
-  Prof. Lisa M. Manheim, University of Washington School of Law, "Electoral Sandbagging"
-  Prof. Rick Hasen, UC Irvine School of Law, "Identifying and Minimizing the Risk of Electoral Subversion and Stolen Elections in the United States"
-  Prof. Rick Pildes, NYU School of Law, "Political Fragmentation in Democracies of the West"
-  Prof. Tabatha Abu El-Haj, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, "How the Liberal First Amendment Under-Protects Democracy"

Also, I wanted to let you know that AALS has announced a Hot Topic session on "Election Subversion: Assessing the Dangers to American Democracy," on Friday, January 7, 2022, from 12:30 - 1:50 P.M.  Although this isn't an Election Law Section event, it looks extremely interesting and important, and I encourage you to watch the discussion!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at mmorley at law.fsu.edu.  If any of your colleagues may be interested in our programming, please encourage them to attend our events and join our Section!

I hope you have a healthy and safe holiday.  I'm looking forward to seeing you all - albeit virtually - at the Annual Meeting events!

Sincerely,

Michael

Michael T. Morley
Sheila M. McDevitt Professor of Law
Florida State University College of Law
AALS Section on Election Law, Chair (2021)






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